I came home from work today and I had a nice shiny package waiting for me from my printer! Book dummies! Yay!
So what is a Dummy? It depends on who you are talking about. Kidding. A dummy is a blank book that has the correct paper, trim, and binding. It’s exactly what your book should look like but without anything printed on or in it. I also got a dummy slipcase which looks great too.
Volume 2 is slightly thicker than Volume 1. Above is a close up of the binding.
For those of you who are wondering, Volume 1 is EXACTLY the same size as the first printing. I tested it out by slipping a first printing of Volume 1 into the slipcase along side the dummy for Volume 2 and it looks seamless together. I gotta say, this thing actually feels like a collectors item now. I think everyone who ordered the box set will be very pleased.
Here’s one last picture of the back of the slipcase.
Oh yeah, and look at one more thing:
Everything is pretty much finished now. I’m just in proofread mode. A bunch of my friends and family are reading it all as we speak, giving me notes or pointing out any mistakes they can find. Soooo close!
See you soon,
Jason
Will there be any changes to Volume 1 for the 2nd print?
Just like the Kickstarter video shows, the cover will be a different coloring job. There will be a few interior changes but mainly to the copyright page. None of the art or story will be touched though.
I’d just recalled a conversation in the comments about changing the book between print runs, but I found it in V2-pg25&26. I remember now that it wasn’t about Volume 1 but about changing Volume 2 between prints since you plan a bigger print after this first collectors edition run which will be made before the story has fully gone on-line and you’ve had an opportunity to get feedback from the audience.
Wow looks pretty awesome, I’m fairly new to your blog and haven’t read much of your novel yet but I can’t wait to! I was wondering if there was a way for me to get a copy of volume 1 and 2 when they are printed in the Spring, the reason I’m asking is that I live in the Uk and I have no idea if any of the places that will stock it will ship to me?
Thanks :)
You should be in luck this time around. I signed on with a distributor recently and they will be handling all the books except for my Kickstarter copies. So you should be able to goto any bookstore and ask them to order it for you. I know my distributor has a few warehouses in different countries so it might be easier to get a copy this time.
The release date will be April 1st (I think) and so I would try around then. You could also goto Amazon and see what they would charge to ship it to you when it comes out.
Thanks again!
Great thanks for the reply I will look out for it! I’ll most likely ask my local bookstore to order it but will have a look at Amazon :)